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Using AI boosts scientific productivity and career prospects, finds study

Yet the work shows that using AI can lead to a shrinking of research focus

Michele Dougherty steps aside as president of the Institute of Physics

IOP president-elect Paul Howarth will take on Dougherty’s responsibilities with immediate effect

European Space Agency unveils first images from Earth-observation ‘sounder’ satellite

Data from the mission will help improve the accuracy of weather forecasting

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Physicist Norbert Holtkamp takes over as head of Fermilab

Holtkamp will oversee the completion of the $1.5bn Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility-Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

Astronomer Daniel Jaffe named president of the Giant Magellan Telescope project

Jaffe will be aiming to secure the funding necessary to complete the $2.5bn telescope

Russia plans to revive abandoned Soviet-era particle accelerator

Accelerator could be used to generate an intense beam of neutrinos

The Baikal Deep Underwater Neutrino Telescope

Research updates

Interactions between dark matter and neutrinos could resolve a cosmic discrepancy

Finding challenges the standard model of cosmology

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Implanted electrodes provide intuitive control of prosthetic hand

Signals recorded by implanted electrodes enable accurate prosthetic control of hand and wrist movements under real-world conditions

A study participant performing the Coffee Task using a prosthetic hand

New cosmic map will put dark-matter theories to the test

COSMOS-Web uses JWST’s enhanced imaging capabilities

Multi-ion cancer therapy tackles the LET trilemma

Particle therapy using a mix of carbon-, oxygen- and neon-ion beams helps tune the fine balance between range robustness, uniform dose and high linear energy transfer

New project takes aim at theory-experiment gap in materials data

MaterialsGalaxy platform will reduce unhelpful “silos” within the field, say scientists

$Venn diagram showing the overlap between different types of data. The circle representing crystal structure and diffraction is overlapped with circles labelled nonlinear optical, topological crystals, topological phoon, and single crystals growth. Circles labelled "layered structures" and "2D ferroelectric" also appear.$

Cavity-based X-ray laser delivers high-quality pulses

Electron undulator amplifies X-ray beam

Schematic showing X-ray and electron pulses in XFEL

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Twenty-three nominations, yet no Nobel prize: how Chien-Shiung Wu missed out on the top award in physics

Mats Larsson and Ramon Wyss reveal why Chien-Shiung Wu never won a Nobel prize

A theoretical physicist’s journey through the food and drink industry

Theoretical physicist Rob Farr retraces his career journey in the food industry

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The environmental and climate cost of war

Researchers and policymakers need a fuller view of the environmental and climate cost of war, to rebuild after the dust settles, as Benjamin Skuse finds

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Exploring the icy moons of the solar system

Could the icy moons of our solar system hold life beyond our planet? Keith Cooper looks at how planetary scientists intend to find out

From building a workforce to boosting research and education – future quantum leaders have their say

Matin Durrani talks to four leaders from quantum science and technology about where the field is going next

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Ramy Shelbaya: the physicist and CEO capitalizing on quantum randomness

Ramy Shelbaya from Quantum Dice talks about using quantum mechanics to generate random numbers

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From the blog

Top-cited authors from India and North America share their tips for early-career researchers

Pointers on how to boost the impact of your work

The physics of an unethical daycare model that uses illness to maximize profits

The arXiv paper is "not intended as a recipe for unethical daycare centre"

**Saving the Titanic: the science of icebergs and unsinkable ships**

Two studies published this week have an unexpected (if tenuous) link to the 20th century’s most famous maritime disaster

Photo showing a raft of six battered-looking metal tubes floating on the surface of a water. Everything is bathed in blue light and a few bubbles are present.

The power of a poster

Kevin McGuigan highlights what a good poster can do for your research

Row of 3 posters on a wall next to an open office door

Watching how grasshoppers glide inspires new flying robot design

The findings could result in flying robots with smaller batteries

Chess960 still results in white having an advantage, finds study

Research suggests that the standard game, and other permutations, can be unfair to players who go second

Analysis

CERN accepts $1bn in private cash towards Future Circular Collider

Cash comes as Mark Thomson takes the reins at CERN

India turns to small modular nuclear reactors to meet climate targets

While SMRs could help meet climate targets there are concerns over their commercial viability

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Quantum cluster targets business growth

The Harwell Quantum Cluster is building on the success of the National Quantum Computing Centre to catalyse innovation and enable UK-based companies to thrive in a global marketpla...

Julia Sutcliffe (second from the left), Chief Scientific Advisor for the UK's Department for Business and Trade, visits the NQCC's experimental facilities on the Harwell Cluster (Courtesy: NQCC)

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